Curl Secret in Cells

    March 2018 in “ Journal of Experimental Biology ”
    Kathryn Knight
    Studysummary This study found that the curl in hair is due to the arrangement of different cell types, with shorter paracortical cells inside the curve and longer orthocortical cells outside.
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